Puyo was once the capital of the Paekche Kingdom, but little remains of the ancient Paekche city. Not far from town you will find several burial mounds and also some foundation stones from the army's arsenal and a five-storey pagoda remain.
The Puyo National Museum houses an excellent collection of Paekche artifacts and its exhibitions include weapons, jars, Buddha images, roof tiles, funeral urns and bronze bells from the 6th to the 14th centuries. There is very little explanation of the items though, so it's a good idea to read some Korean history before visiting the museum.
The old royal palace of the Paekche kings is known as Pusosan. It is open to visitors and quite interesting. According to legend, the 3000 court ladies threw themselves off a cliff to a certain death, rather than being captured by the invading Shilla armies that sacked the town.
Puyo is a nice little town that includes several hotels and restaurants. It has bus connection with most of South Korea's larger cities. Puyo is 140 km south of Seoul.
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